Upcoming Events!
Story Tour - More Than a Fraction
Join us for an adult story time - a walkthrough of Historic Smithfield that’s a step above a traditional tour of historic facts!
Dr. Kerri Moseley-Hobbs, descendant of people who were enslaved at Smithfield, will read selections from her book More Than a Fraction in areas of the former plantation that held relevance for her ancestors. Don’t miss this unique experience!
A Smithfield Yuletide
Begin your holiday season by celebrating with friends and family at our annual holiday event: A Smithfield Yuletide! Enjoy cheerful, holiday tunes by local musicians, scrumptious sweets, delicious tea & hot chocolate, adult beverages, grapevine wreath making, holiday family photos with Santa, and beautiful decorations! Tickets $10.00/person. Kids under 5 are free.
Fall Colonial Dance with the Floyd Historical Dancers
You are invited to step back in time for an evening of learning fun and easy dances of the Colonial Era at the Smithfield Pavilion. No previous experience is necessary as all
dances will be taught.
Colonial Era costumes are welcome but not required. Please do dress formal and festive! There is a 30-person participant limit.
This event is open to adults and teens 12+
Tickets: If purchased online until Nov. 3rd, $12/adult and $8/child - After Nov. 3rd, and if purchased at the gate, $20/adult and $12/child
To purchase: Click Here!
A Smithfield Hallowe'en
Celebrate the arrival of Fall through the sights, sounds and tastes of the season at A Smithfield Hallowe'en!
Enjoy cemetery tours, paint rocks to add on to our Rock Caterpillar, and hunt for the perfect pumpkin in the Smithfield Pumpkin Patch. The pumpkin patch and painting is $10 for the first pumpkin, and $5 for each additional pumpkin!
Stop by Cole Art USA who will provide face painting. Other fun activities include the Halloween costume contest sponsored by NRV Historical Costume Society, and our first annual Sweets at Smithfield. Our dessert contest is for pumpkin lovers of all ages! Enter a dessert that features pumpkin, and be in the running for some fun prizes sponsored by Historic Smithfield, Zeppoli's and Downtown Blacksburg Inc.!
If you don't want to enter the contest, but want to taste the goodies, you are more than welcome to be a dessert taster! You'll be able to vote for the People's Choice category!
Visit Simple Fixins, Wang Foods, and Blue Ridge Cider Doughnuts for some delicious food, drinks, and sweet treats.
Do some early Christmas shopping with our artisan vendors at our Vendor Market! We will have wooden and leather goods, seasonal wreaths, handmade cards, resin art, tumblers and mugs, crocheted items, and so much more!
Learn a bit of history while onsite with a visit to our Forge to watch a historic blacksmith demonstration and round out your visit with a trip to the Smithfield manor house for a Trick-or-Treat house tour!
$10/adult and $5/child ages 6-13 grants admission to the site. Free for sustaining donors. Kids under 5 are free.
Smithfield Crafters’ Stitch-Along
Do you have a WIP (work in progress) or UFO (unfinished object) that you need motivation to finish? Just want to hang out and meet local crafters?
This event is free to attend, and allows you to bring whatever craft you'd like to work on! Feel free to bring your paints, pencils, hooks, yarn, needles or fabric!
Beginner’s Crochet Class - Fall Pumpkin
Want to learn how to crochet a pumpkin? Attend our class and take one home!
Smithfield Crafters’ Stitch-Along
Do you have a WIP (work in progress) or UFO (unfinished object) that you need motivation to finish? Just want to hang out and meet local crafters?
This event is free to attend, and allows you to bring whatever craft you'd like to work on! Feel free to bring your paints, pencils, hooks, yarn, needles or fabric!
Brew Do
The 14th Brew Do Festival will be coming back to Historic Smithfield on September 16th, 2023!
Smithfield Crafters’ Stitch-Along
Do you have a WIP (work in progress) or UFO (unfinished object) that you need motivation to finish? Just want to hang out and meet local crafters?
This event is free to attend, and allows you to bring whatever craft you'd like to work on! Feel free to bring your paints, pencils, hooks, yarn, needles or fabric!
Smithfield Crafters’ Stitch-Along
Do you have a WIP (work in progress) or UFO (unfinished object) that you need motivation to finish? Just want to hang out and meet local crafters?
This event is free to attend, and allows you to bring whatever craft you'd like to work on! Feel free to bring your paints, pencils, hooks, yarn, needles or fabric!
Bread Basket Weaving class with Susan Frank
This is a beginner friendly weaving class. No prior weaving experience is needed. Students will be completing a bread basket and learning new skills along the way!
For: Ages 15+
To sign up for the class: https://www.historicsmithfield.org/classes
Smithfield Summer Camp
Experience life on the early Virginia frontier in a unique and historic environment: Historic Smithfield, one of the most important houses in American history!
Campers will learn about daily life in rural Colonial America at this 18th century site by participating in interactive activities designed to allow hands-on experience. Campers will spend the week discovering hearth cooking, colonial games, gardening, colonial life and much more! Activities at camp are geared towards ages 8 - 12.
Spirit of America: Independence Day Celebration
Help us ring in Independence Day by spending the day at a house that saw the beginning of a new nation! Enjoy house tours, shop in our Museum Store & observe artillery displays.
Gather for an Independence Day Ceremony featuring traditional excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and Frederick Douglass, followed by a rousing cannon fire salute. Enjoy sweet treats and entertainment from local vendors. Tickets can be purchased on site at the time of the event.
Smithfield Crafters’ Stitch-Along
Do you have a WIP (work in progress) or UFO (unfinished object) that you need motivation to finish? Just want to hang out and meet local crafters?
This event is free to attend, and allows you to bring whatever craft you'd like to work on! Feel free to bring your paints, pencils, hooks, yarn, needles or fabric!
Beginner’s Drawing Class with Trenia Bell
This is a first course in drawing with Instructor Trenia Bell. Basic drawing skills will be emphasized.
It is set up on a beginning where you are/with what you have on hand. Trenia will also touch on shading, composition, and perspective drawing.
For: Teen to adult
To sign up for the class: https://www.historicsmithfield.org/classes
Blacksburg Fork & Cork
Event details will be provided at a later date when the event organizers set the date and give us advertising information - TBA!
Smithfield Easter Sunrise Service
Join us bright and early on Easter Sunday for an outdoor Easter Sunrise Service at the Smithfield Pavilion. Smithfield will be closed for Easter Sunday after this special event.
Easter Egg Hunt & Springtime Party
Celebrate Easter and springtime with the return of our annual Easter Egg Hunt and event! Bring your Easter basket to hunt for eggs on the front lawn and enjoy the activities we will have all over the site. Visit with our event's Special Guest: The Easter Bunny! and have your portrait taken for a unique keepsake of your time onsite.
Stick around to enjoy yummy treats from local vendors. Other family fun activities at this event include:
Chalk drawing at the Pavilion
Easter themed activities
Facebook Easter Photo Contest
Storytime with Joelle
Tickets can be purchased at the gate on the event day. $5/person and children 3 and under are free
Opening Day!
Our first open day of the season! We look forward to celebrating with you on our site!
A Smithfield Yuletide
Begin your holiday season by celebrating with friends and family at our annual holiday event: A Smithfield Yuletide! Enjoy cheerful, holiday tunes by local musicians, scrumptious sweets, delicious tea & hot chocolate, adult beverages, grapevine wreath making, holiday family photos with Santa, and beautiful decorations! Tickets $10.00/person. Kids under 5 are free.
A Smithfield Halloween
Celebrate the arrival of Fall through the sights, sounds and tastes of the season at A Smithfield Hallowe'en!
Enjoy live music at the pavilion featuring Happy Hollow String Band, Bruce Mahin Music, Mood Swing and New Standard Bluegrass Band, hunt for the perfect pumpkin in the Smithfield Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins are sold for $5 each.
Stop by Little Critters Petting Zoo, which features rabbits, sheep, llamas, and mini horses and Cole Art USA that provides face and belly painting. Other fun activities are Halloween costumes' contest, pumpkin painting, henna designs and Henry’s free animal balloons.
Visit Bluegrass Barbeque, Butta and Moon's, Blue Ridge Cider Doughnuts and Gigi’s Cupcakes, and Space Rabbit Coffee for some delicious food and beverage and sweet treats.
Check out our artisan vendors who will have historical clothing, leather goods, reclaimed wood Elf houses, woven baskets, as well as crocheted, hand-sewn and woven natural fiber items.
Learn a bit of history while onsite with a visit to our Forge to watch a historic blacksmith demonstration and take a tour of the Preston Family Cemetery. Round out your visit with a trip to the Smithfield manor house for a Trick-or-Treat house tour!
Make sure to buy from our gift store with a value of 25$ or more to get a chance to spin the wheel and win.
$10/person grants admission to the site. Free for sustaining donors. Kids under 3 are free.
Fall Colonial Ball
You are invited to step back in time for an evening of learning fun and easy dances of the Colonial Era at the
Smithfield Pavilion. No previous experience is necessary as all
dances will be taught.
Colonial Era costumes are welcome but not required. Registration is at the door, 30-person participant limit.
This event is open to adults and teens 18+
Tickets: $10.00/participant